2006-08-21 04:12:28 · 9 answers · asked by jayjulieandjustin 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
One hot day in June of 1919 in Lodi, California an entrepreneur named Roy Allen mixed up a batch of creamy root beer and sold the first frosty mug of this delightful beverage for one nickel. Now, more than seventy years later, A&W Root Beer® is the world's number one selling root beer and is still mixed fresh daily and sold at hundreds of A&W® restaurants.
Allen purchased the formula for his root beer from a pharmacist in Arizona. To this day, the unique blend of herbs, spices, barks and berries remains a proprietary secret.
With the success of his first root beer stand in Lodi, Allen soon opened a second stand in nearby Sacramento. It was there that what is thought to be the country's first "drive-in" featuring "tray-boys" for curb side service, opened up.
In 1922 Allen took on a partner, Frank Wright, an employee from his original Lodi location. The two partners combined their initials - "A" for Allen and "W" for Wright and formally named the beverage, A&W Root Beer®. Three units were opened in Sacramento, then on to other northern and central California locations and to the states of Texas and Utah.
2006-08-21 09:00:09 · answer #1 · answered by okcbabe10 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Those are the founders.
One hot day in June of 1919 in Lodi, California an entrepreneur named Roy Allen mixed up a batch of creamy root beer and sold the first frosty mug of this delightful beverage for one nickel.
Now, more than seventy years later, A&W Root Beer® is the world's number one selling root beer and is still mixed fresh daily and sold at hundreds of A&W® restaurants.
Allen purchased the formula for his root beer from a pharmacist in Arizona. To this day, the unique blend of herbs, spices, barks and berries remains a proprietary secret.
With the success of his first root beer stand in Lodi, Allen soon opened a second stand in nearby Sacramento. It was there that what is thought to be the country's first "drive-in" featuring "tray-boys" for curb side service, opened up.
In 1922 Allen took on a partner, Frank Wright, an employee from his original Lodi location. The two partners combined their initials - "A" for Allen and "W" for Wright and formally named the beverage, A&W Root Beer®. Three units were opened in Sacramento, then on to other northern and central California locations and to the states of Texas and Utah.
2006-08-21 11:19:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Roy Allen & Frank Wright
2006-08-21 11:20:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roy Allen and Frank Wright.
2006-08-21 11:21:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roy Allen and Frank Wright - a couple of CA boys - Lodi and Sacramento.....
2006-08-21 11:21:14 · answer #5 · answered by MARY L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "A" and "W" in A&W Root Beer stand for "Allen" and "Wright," the two founders of the company.
2006-08-21 11:18:00 · answer #6 · answered by mstoro23 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Allen and Wright.
2006-08-21 15:01:38 · answer #7 · answered by Michirù 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DONT EVER DRINK A&W!!! they are joined with KFC and KFC beats, abuses, and torchures chickens.
2006-08-21 17:34:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
aRLIN AND WILLIAMS
2006-08-21 11:18:23 · answer #9 · answered by FootballFan1012 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋